black currant-tree vs stinking goosefoot

Antidesma ghaesembilla compared with Chenopodium vulvaria

Key Differences

• black currant-tree is Least Concern while stinking goosefoot is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black currant-tree	stinking goosefoot
Kingdom same	Plantae (plantas)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Phyllanthaceae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Antidesma	Chenopodium
Species	Antidesma ghaesembilla	Chenopodium vulvaria

Evolutionary Relationship

black currant-tree and stinking goosefoot share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

black currant-tree

LC — Least Concern

stinking goosefoot

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black currant-tree	stinking goosefoot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black currant-tree

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Guyana.

stinking goosefoot

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, flooded grasslands and savannas, and deserts and xeric shrublands, among 8 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Palearctic and Neotropic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Chad), Asia (Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan), Europe (20 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

black currant-tree

The Black Currant-Tree (Antidesma ghaesembilla) is a species in the genus Antidesma. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Found in Guyana.